33 Effect of care order

Care orders

33  Effect of care order

(1)     Where a care order is made with respect to a child it shall be the duty of the local authority designated by the order to receive the child into their care and to keep him in their care while the order remains in force.

(2)     Where—

(a)     a care order has been made with respect to a child on the application of an authorised person; but

(b)     the local authority designated by the order was not informed that that person proposed to make the application,

the child may be kept in the care of that person until received into the care of the authority.

(3)     While a care order is in force with respect to a child, the local authority designated by the order shall—

(a)

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